Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Thu, May 10, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     22,478    24,898    23,660       290,402   293,816   300,393
Total Committed     19,204    27,633    89,322       250,224   272,128   348,115

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,290        2,650         22
 Steer and Heifer                          2,199        2,585         97
 Other fed cattle                             91           65          3

NEGOTIATED GRID                            369        1,251          7
 Steer and Heifer                            256        1,138         86
 Other fed cattle                            113          113         14

FORMULA                                  1,279       10,414         52
 Steer and Heifer                          1,279        9,660         94
 Other fed cattle                                         754          6

FORWARD CONTRACT                           173        3,209         15
 Steer and Heifer                             66        2,278         69
 Other fed cattle                            107          931         31

Packer Financing involved                             1,077          5
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,685       12,950         65
Delivered Date chosen by packer          3,556       15,142         83

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                 843          4
 Steer and Heifer                                         760         90
 Other fed cattle                                          83         10

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       843          4
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         843          4

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    5,206
Kansas                                   4,922
Nebraska                                 3,711
Colorado                                 2,429
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,852
North plains/Eastern Mountain              559
Western States                           1,727
Eastern Cornbelt                           631
Northeast                                  558
Southeast                                   40
Canada                                     843

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,825          861         19
 Steer and Heifer                          2,748          796         96
 Other fed cattle                             77           65          4

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,698          9
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,628         96
 Other fed cattle                                          70          4

FORMULA                                  1,893        8,383         54
 Steer and Heifer                          1,821        8,170         97
 Other fed cattle                             72          213          3

FORWARD CONTRACT                         1,701          798         13
 Steer and Heifer                          1,701          654         94
 Other fed cattle                                         144          6

Packer Financing involved                               852          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,315        6,315         40
Delivered Date chosen by packer          2,233        6,315         45

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID                                       1,045          5
 Steer and Heifer                                       1,045        100
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                     1,045          5
Delivered Date chosen by packer                       1,045          5

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    3,319
Kansas                                   7,942
Nebraska                                 3,584
Colorado                                   489
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,472
North plains/Eastern Mountain              300
Western States                             357
Eastern Cornbelt                           687
Northeast                                    9
Southeast
Canada                                   1,045

CATTLE NUMBERS SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF REGION FOR SLAUGHTER

REGION OF ORIGIN           NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN


Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico         2,532
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                            579


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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